Artificial Intelligence and the Future
How young adults reflect on technological change and its impact on their lives.
Keywords:
transhumanism, artificial intelligence, young adultsAbstract
The text provides a qualitative analysis of 30 statements given by young people (19-27 years of age), students of humanities (Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland), on the changes occurring due to new technologies. The results of the survey, supplemented by in-depth interviews, provide interesting conclusions regarding the strategies adopted by respondents in addressing challenges posed by the increasing use of artificial intelligence in various areas of life, both individual and collective. Fears, hopes, optimism, and pessimism — varying in intensity — intertwine in the respondents' statements, finding different justifications, both rational and emotional. A detailed description of the study and interpretation of the results will be presented in the full text.
Il testo presenta un’analisi qualitativa di 30 dichiarazioni rilasciate da giovani (di età compresa tra i 19 e i 27 anni), studenti di discipline umanistiche presso l’Università Jagellonica di Cracovia (Polonia), riguardo ai cambiamenti in atto dovuti alle nuove tecnologie. I risultati dell’indagine, integrati da interviste in profondità, offrono interessanti conclusioni sulle strategie adottate dai partecipanti nell’affrontare le sfide poste dal crescente utilizzo dell’intelligenza artificiale in diversi ambiti della vita, sia individuale sia collettiva. Paure, speranze, ottimismo e pessimismo — con intensità variabili — si intrecciano nelle dichiarazioni dei rispondenti, trovando differenti giustificazioni, sia di natura razionale sia emotiva. Una descrizione dettagliata dello studio e l’interpretazione dei risultati saranno presentate nel testo completo.
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